Rumor: Google may help you get rid of your junk with its new service

It's called Google Mine and it sounds like a version of Craigslist for Google Plus.

It’s Friday, and what better way to end the work week than with a leak from Google? Apparently, the search giant is preparing to launch a new service, integrated into Google Plus, that will help you get rid of your stuff. It’s called Google Mine, and it will purportedly help users share their actual, tangible belongings with friends and keep track of what those friends are sharing, too.

The Google Operating System blog, an unofficial blog that tracks what’s happening with Google, writes that the company is working on the service internally. Users will reportedly be able to enter information about any object they want to share and then label those objects as “lent,” “given away,” “got it back,” “lost it,” or “had in the past.” They can then post a video about the object, write a review, add it to a wishlist, or link others to buy it with their Google Shopping accounts. There is also a control where your Google+ circles can see the items you’re putting up for grabs and a 3D viewer called Katamari that uses WebGL to display 360-degree views of objects.

The service sounds a bit like Google’s version of Craigslist, with the company’s social network thrown into the mix. Apparently, the service's Android app is also making the rounds within Google’s internal Play store.

Google has made quite a few tweaks to Google Plus this past year, including revamping the service with an updated interface. With these leaks, it appears that more tweaks and features are on the way. There’s no word on when we’ll see this feature, but we’ll definitely give it a look once it goes live.

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